Sen. Charles Schumer wants to put the squeeze on airlines that don’t offer enough leg room.

Schumer plans to introduce an amendment to an upcoming Federal Aviation Administration bill that would set the leg-room standard at 35 inches — just less than three feet — between each row of seats on planes, he said on Sunday.

“The average passenger feels they are being treated like sardines: squeezed and squeezed, and squeezed,” he said. “When you talk to people about traveling today on the airlines, people are not happy. Bottom line is everything is being taken away, and nothing bothers people more than the fact that there is almost no leg room.”

Most commercial airlines offer only about 31 inches of leg room and a 16-inch-wide seat, he said.

Under the amendment, all commercial airlines would be required to offer 35 inches of leg room and an 18-inch-wide seat, Schumer said.

Airlines make billions packing passengers onto flights, so they should offer more space, he argued.

There are currently no federal leg-room standards.

In order for the FAA to continue operating, Congress must pass the reauthorization bill before March 31.

“I’m afraid if we don’t do this, they’ll shrink it even further,” Schumer said.